PHOTOGRAPHY


Wolfgang Tillmans: Older, wiser, cooler
THE NEW YORK TIMES

It was shortly after 11 a.m., and Wolfgang Tillmans’ studio was coming to life. Assistants had gathered in a corner of the huge, light-filled space and were running Tillmans through their plans

Landscapes | Thessaloniki
WHAT'S ON

The Thessaloniki Museum of Photography (momus.gr) in the northern port city’s iconic pier complex presents a group show of works on the theme of “Landscape Stories.”


Testimony to a Cyclades forever gone
IMAGES

There was a time when the Cyclades – famed for their whitewashed villages with blue-domed churches clinging to hillsides descending to bays of crystalline waters – had not been discovered by tourism.

Photo Festival | Athens
WHAT'S ON

Celebrating its 30th anniversary as the biggest photography event in Greece, the Athens Photo Festival boasts an extensive roster with more than 100 artists from 28 countries.

New photo archive on Santorini
CULTURE

Over the last decade, a team of volunteers has been putting together an archive aimed at preserving, recording and digitizing the cultural heritage of the popular Cycladic island of Santorini.


The Churches of Lalibela | Athens | To October 9
WHAT'S ON

The Byzantine and Christian Museum is hosting an exhibition of 65 photographs by Vassilis Artikou, who has captured the powerful spiritual quality of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lalibela.

A visual escape to the rock-hewn churches of Ethiopia
IMAGES

The Byzantine and Christian Museum on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue in Athens is offering a visual escape through the lens of Vassilis Artikos to Ethiopia and the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, in a mountainous region some 645 kilometers from Addis Ababa.



Athens Photo World | Athens | To August 31
WHAT'S ON

Greece’s foremost event celebrating the great photographers and journalists across the country and the globe who report on and capture the biggest and smallest events shaping the world today is back.


Sotiris Danezis | Piraeus | To May 29
WHAT'S ON

In his third solo show, respected Greek war correspondent Sotiris Danezis presents a collection titled “Non-Returns.” The expansive show comprises some 300 photographs, installations and documentary footage.